Manufacturers' New Orders: Transportation Equipment (monthly data, seasonally adjusted)
Month-to-month changes in new orders for transportation equipment indicate the level of investment in transportation and may indicate the industry outlook for transportation services. There can be a substantial time lag between ordering and delivery of equipment such as commercial airplanes and ships. New orders refer to orders placed with domestic producers of equipment.
Manufacturers' New Orders
Dec-01
Jan-02
Transportation equipment (billions of dollars)
49.01
51.02
Transportation equipment percent change from previous month
1.82
4.11
NOTE: The Census Bureau released revised historical new orders data on May 21, 2001. This report reflects those revisions.
